Meet the instructors: Annette Morris — USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025

Another workshop instructor from the Urban Sketchers Executive Board is Annette Morris, who will be leading the workshop Choosing and Celebrating Colour!

Annette is a British artist living in southern France. She serves as the Education Director on the Urban Sketchers Executive Board and is the founder Admin of the USk Languedoc-Roussillon chapter. In addition to exhibiting and selling her work, Annette also runs online sketch classes plus workshops and sketching holidays in Europe. She is passionate about bringing people together who share a common interest, and encouraging connection and wellbeing through creative expression and the joy of painting. She believes that in becoming an active member of USk herself she finally ‘found her tribe’.

Her workshop will explore how to select and adapt local colours to create interest and luminosity in your sketches. Colour is a very powerful tool - it can be used to suggest mood and influence reactions. As an Urban Sketcher, colour enables you to offer your own unique personal interpretation of a moment, and highlight the focus and feelings that inspired you to create your drawing.

Vancouver is a colorful, vibrant city (in summer!). Learning the use of expressive colors through Annette's workshop will help you capture the lively scenes of the city.

Supplies you should bring
You can bring your basic watercolor sketch kit that may include:

Sketchbook with paper that can take a good amount of water
Mop brush
Water container or jar
Water brush
Watercolor set
Pencils
Waterproof ballpoint pen or felt tip pen
Portable stool Optional

Annette Morris
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#USkVan Sketch Weekend 2025
Granville Island
April 5 (Sat) - April 6 (Sun)

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Meet the USk Executive Board! — USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025

USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025 is a collaborative event with the USk global Executive Board. This event wouldn't have been possible without them. Thank you for coming over to Vancouver and offering this amazing opportunity! Here we'd like to introduce the EB members. Meet them at the event! Ronaldo Kurita / President After serving as Vice President for the USK Organization, he was selected as President in 2025. Mike Daikubara / Vice President Appointed as Vice President recently. He will be teaching a workshop in USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025. More info . Genine Carvalheira / Past President She will be joining as Past President and teaching a workshop in USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025. More info . Kris Mordacai / Treasurer Eric Ngan / Events Director Annette Morris / Education Director She will be teaching a workshop in USk Van Sketch Weekend 2025. More info . Maria Regina Tuazon / Communications Dir...

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